Police investigate the scene where a body was discovered inside a home in the 2800 block of Dover on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

Police investigate the scene where a body was discovered inside a home in the 2800 block of Dover on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

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Police investigate the scene where a body was discovered inside a home in the 2800 block of Dover on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

Police investigate the scene where a body was discovered inside a home in the 2800 block of Dover on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

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Police investigate the scene where a body was discovered inside a home in the 2800 block of Dover on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

Police investigate the scene where a body was discovered inside a home in the 2800 block of Dover on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

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A man died about 12:30 a.m. Monday in a confrontation outside a home in the 2800 block of Dover in southeast Houston. (Metro Video)

A man died about 12:30 a.m. Monday in a confrontation outside a home in the 2800 block of Dover in southeast Houston. (Metro Video)

Photo: Metro Video

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A man died about 12:30 a.m. Monday in a confrontation outside a home in the 2800 block of Dover in southeast Houston. (Metro Video)

A man died about 12:30 a.m. Monday in a confrontation outside a home in the 2800 block of Dover in southeast Houston. (Metro Video)

Photo: Metro Video

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A man died about 12:30 a.m. Monday in a confrontation outside a home in the 2800 block of Dover in southeast Houston. (Metro Video)

A man died about 12:30 a.m. Monday in a confrontation outside a home in the 2800 block of Dover in southeast Houston. (Metro Video)

Photo: Metro Video

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Police look at a weapon taken from a home while investigating a fatal shooting following a struggle in the entrance of the home in the 2800 block of Dover on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) less

Police look at a weapon taken from a home while investigating a fatal shooting following a struggle in the entrance of the home in the 2800 block of Dover on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / ... more

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Man dies after fight outside SE Houston home

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A man died early Monday morning during a confrontation outside a home in southeast Houston.

The incident happened about 12:50 a.m. in the 2800 block of Dover near Kimble, said Stephen Jimenez, a homicide investigator with the Houston Police Department.

Jimenez said officers were sent to the scene after gunshots were reported at the house. When they arrived they found the man, whose name has not been released, lying in the front doorway of the home. He died at the scene.

Jimenez said it was unclear how the man died but family members told investigators he had a fight with someone just outside the doorway. He opened the front door after a person he knew knocked on it. They struggled and the victim was shot. It was unclear what sparked the altercation.